Struggling Rollins out of the lineup for Thursday's game vs. Reds
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Struggling Rollins out of the lineup for Thursday's game vs. Reds
David Murphy, Daily News Staff Writer
Jimmy Rollins enters tonight with a .694 OPS, which is notable because that was his final OPS in his miserable 2010 season, when he played in just 88 games and hit .243 with a .320 on base percentage and .374 slugging percentage. The shortstop's season has been typical of this year's team. He got off to a horrendous start, hitting just .235/.283/.271 in the month of April. From May 1 to the All-Star Break he posted a solid .779 OPS (.266/.322/.457) with eight home runs in 267 at-bats. But since the All-Star Break, he is hitting .196/.265/.385, albeit with six home runs in 148 at-bats.
So it probably isn't surprising that Rollins is not in the lineup tonight against Reds righty Johnny Cueto, who will face one of his chief competitors for the NL Cy Young Award in Cole Hamels.
In his post-game press conference last night, Charlie Manuel seemed to dwell on the poor approach of his team, which managed just four hits against Bronson Arroyo and Aroldis Chapman. When asked about the team's approach, he brought up Rollins' name unprompted. He didn't really say anything really critical. Just kind of talked randomly about getting good balls to hit, which is usually a pretty good sign that Manuel is less than pleased with what he is seeing out of somebody.
The the other bit of news: former Phillie Wilson Valdez gets the start for the Reds at second base.
Anyway, here is tonight's lineup:
1. Juan Pierre LF
2. Kevin Frandsen 3B
3. Chase Utley 2B
4. Ryan Howard 1B
5. Domonic Brown RF
6. Laynce Nix CF
7. Erik Kratz C
8. Michael Martinez SS
9. Cole Hamels LHP
Wow Murph, Chawlie sitting the guy who is too good to trade. Maybe we should just concede the game?— wo_fat
Comment removed.- As long as the sycophants think its more important to be invited to the Comcast sports desk than it is to offer candid and critical analysis, don't expect any journalistic integrity from the "too good to trade" peanut gallery.— wo_fat
- I'm inspired to follow the game tonight since JStroll hits the pines. Just imagine...maybe Charlie is crying uncle and fianlly going to move him down to #8 hitter where all 240 pop up artists belong.— dlauver1
- This looks like the best lineup the phillies can field...actually!!! Finally Charlie has grown a back bone!!!— westie33
- Sit Rollins forever. I would rather lose with a young SS who tries than lose with a fat wallet,no hustle,first pitch swinging , self centered loser
Like Rollins.— Mystified - Did I forget to say Rollins is undermining the manager in front of the younger players.in the old days we called guys like Rollins, manager killers.— Mystified
- Damn! I have guests in from overseas who have never seen a MLB pop-up before. I bought them tix on Stub Hub for $5 and said you'll see plenty of them from the leadoff man tonight. I guess I'm a loser, just like Little Jimmie.— Wilhelm Von Humboldt
- Jimmy is done, the only person that cannot see it is Ruben Amaro.— Kioto
